Gardai are advising businesses and homeowners in the Shannonside region who may have had power tools robbed in recent weeks to be patient as they catalog a huge haul of suspected stolen goods recovered at the weekend in the midlands. Several farmers and local companies have been raided by thieves in...

Roscommon Tidy Towns has welcomed proposals to introduce a 15 cent levy on all takeaway cups from cafes and shops in order to tackle a growing waste problem. It is being claimed today that 2 million plastic and paper cups are being sent to landfill every single day and the government is hopeful that...

A Longford councillor is expressing concern about the length of time it took for an ambulance to respond to a serious injury at a GAA game yesterday. The Division 2 Football League Final was abandoned at Pearse Park in Longford town yesterday when a player sustained a serious neck injury in the...

Serial killer Mark Nash is appealing his convictions for a double murder in Grangegorman in Dublin in March 1997. Nash, who’s originally from England, has raised a number of issues about the way the trial was run. He was also convicted of the murder of Catherine and Carl Dolye at their home in...

Maureen Sheridan (nee O’Reilly) Robinstown, Granard, Co. Longford. Sunday, November, 5th peacefully in the loving care of her family, the nurses and staff of Portiuncula Nursing home, Multyfarnham. Predeceased by her husband John, sisters, Anna (Farrell), Rosaleen (Farrelly) and brother Paddy. She...

Tommy Mc Keague. Ballincurry, Glinsk, Ballymoe, Co. Galway. Sunday, November, 5th at Roscommon University Hospital. Predeceased by his wife Mary, brother Jimmy, sister Mary Ellen Nolan. Deeply regretted by his son Michael and daughter in law Eileen, grandchildren Tara and Kevin, nieces, nephews,...

Irish Water in starting work today (Monday 6th Nov) on the long awaited water mains replacement in Ballymahon. The extensive work along Main Street is expected to take 12 to 14 weeks to complete and will involve some water shut-offs in the area. Irish Water has said that the upgrading will be done...

Finola McCrann. Eamhain Mhaca, Castle Park, Castle Street, Roscommon and formerly The Square, Roscommon. Saturday, November, 4th, peacefully at Portiuncula University Hospital, Ballinasloe. Deeply regretted by her nieces, nephews and cousins. She will be very sadly missed by family, friends,...

There are hopes of a significant jobs boost for the Granard area if a new project for the town gets the go-head. Longford council chairman Martin Mulleady says he understands it involves the former shopping centre premises in the town with suggestions the entire facility may be redesigned to...

Gardai in Longford have discovered a major cannabis grow house in the town. The discovery was made in the Clonbalt Woods area of the town on Saturday night. 80 cannabis plants, worth an estimated €64,000 were recovered in the operation, which was carried out by local uniformed Gardai as well as...

Roscommon champions Michael Glaveys booked their place in the Connacht Intermediate final with a 0-19 to 1-15 win over Bohola Moy Davitts in Evelrys McHale Park. Andrew Glennon kicked eight points as they marched on. The Mayo side were able to keep in the game but missed a couple of chances late on...

A Longford artist will exhibit her work at a major exhibition in Dublin next weekend. Eibhilin Crossan was able to pursue her art career thanks to a job share option at her local national school. The Longford woman says she been painting since she was four but slowly turned her back on it after she...

A major auction is being held in Athleague this afternoon to help raise funds for the local community centre. The centre sustained damage during the flooding of 2009 and while some work has already been carried out to refurbish it, a lot more is still needed. Bernard Keane says a number of local...

Asylum seekers in Longford town are to take part in an innovative FAI programme aimed at improving their English and soccer skills simultaneously. A six-week programme will kick off in the next couple of weeks giving 16 asylum seekers from Richmond Court the chance to learn the theory behind...

The funeral of a man killed in a road crash in Roscommon on Thursday will take place this morning Well-known businessman Thomas Campbell who was from Creagh in Ballinasloe, sadly lost his life when his car was in collision with a bus last week. An 11-year-old female passenger who was traveling in...

Bridie Corcoran Leinster Terrace, Athlone and formerly of Ardmullen, Curraghboy, Athlone, Co. Roscommon and Retreat Nursing Home, Athlone. Saturday, November 4th, peacefully at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe. Reposing in St Brigid’s Church, Curraghboy, tomorrow evening (Mon) from six o’clock...

Leitrim champions Mohill were knocked out of the Connacht senior football championship at a quarter final stage after a 5 point defeat to Castlebar Mitchels in Elverys McHale Park. Pauric Davis side put in a great performance in the entertaining clash and It finished 0-16 to 0-11. The Mayo side went...

Leitrim champions Mohill were knocked out of the Connacht senior football championship at a quarter final stage after a 5 point defeat to Castlebar Mitchels in Elverys McHale Park. Paudric Davis side put in a great performance in the entertaining clash and It finished 0-16 to 0-11. The Mayo side...

Counties in the Shannonside region received some of the fewest number of visits by the IDA in the first six months of 2017. The figures, which were discussed in the Dáil last week, revealed that Longford received six visits, Leitrim had three and Roscommon had only 2 visits from the IDA. Figures for...

St.Brigids retained the Hudson Bay Hotel Roscommon Senior football title with a dramatic five point win over Roscommon Gaels. They won by 3-13 to 3-07 in Doctor Hyde Park. Two late St.Brigid’s goals helped Frankie Dolan’s side capture their seventh Fahey Cup in eight years, and their tenth 16th...

Mary Killion (nee Egan) Lower Curramore, Kiltoom, Athlone Co Roscommon and formerly of Menlough, Ballinasloe Co Galway Saturday, November 4th, peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family. Sadly missed by her devoted husband Tom, sons Thomas, Patrick and John, their partners Kelley, Melanie...

James (Jimmy) Killian Lismoy, Newtownforbes, Co. Longford. Friday, November 3rd, peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family. Pre-deceased by his loving wife Kathleen. Sadly missed and remembered with love by his daughter Martina, sons Enda and Gerry, daughter-in-law Sinéad, grandson Thomas,...

Over one hundred and forty inspections of employment law at companies in the Shannonside region have taken place so far this year. The figures were released by the Minister for Jobs and Enterprise Frances Fitzgerald recently following a query from TD Niall Collins. The second lowest number of...

John Joe Dolan Church Street, Carrigallen, Co Leitrim. Friday November 3rd peacefully at home. Husband of the late Anna May. Sadly missed by his sons Con and Michael, daughters Colette, Marie and Geraldine, daughter-in-law Bernie, partners Mick and Colbert, grandchildren, sister-in-law,...

A Longford man is calling on Irish Rail to “cop-on” and plan ahead for busy periods. Dwaine Schouten was speaking after he and his family were forced to stand for almost the whole journey from Longford to Dublin this week. Mr Schouten says there was serious overcrowding on the service and several...

A survey shows that only 33 per cent of today’s parents require their children to do chores in the home. In contrast, 83 per cent of today’s parents helped their parents with their chores when they were children. MummyPages’s mum in residence, Laura Haugh, discussed the findings of the survey with...

The Prime Time investigation into the standard of rental properties and the political crisis in the North were among the topics of Friday’s panel discussion on the Joe Finnegan Show. Listen to the full lively engage between Johnny Fallon (Carr Communications), Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan TD) and...

Longford residents are being praised for their attitude to non-nationals by a sergeant who helps communities develop integration strategies across the country. Sgt David McInerney, from the Gardai’s Racial, Intercultural and Diversity Office told a public meeting of the county’s Joint Policing...

A Longford man says he and his family were left standing for most of the train journey between Longford and Dublin this week due to serious overcrowding. Dwain Schouten says the 10.15 service from Longford was badly overcrowded and meant that not only his family, but other sick and older people also...

The owner of a filling station in Roscommon has been speaking about the impact of break-ins on local businesses. Pat Gilleran was speaking after his filling station and shop just outside Frenchpark village was broken into on Halloween night and €13,000 worth of cigarettes stolen. It’s not the first...

A price tag of €300,000 has been put on the Former Convent of Mercy site in Abbeytown in Boyle. The last of the Sisters of Mercy left the convent earlier this year and last month it was confirmed that the historic site was to be put up for sale. The convent comprises of 15 bedrooms, eight bathrooms,...

New figures show that car sales have dropped in the Shannonside region by as much as 15pc during the first nine months of this year. Statistics from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry reveal that the largest decline was in Co. Roscommon where sales slumped from 1,393 in 2016 down to 1,176 in...

A senior garda has rejected a claim that 75pc of reported court cases in Longford involve non-Irish nationals. The claim was made by Fine Gael councillor Michael Carrigy at a public Joint Policing Committee meeting yesterday. But Superintendent Jim Delaney said that in his experience as District...

The owner of a filling station in Roscommon says that break-ins do take a significant toll, apart from the obvious loss of goods. Pat Gilleran was speaking after his filling station and shop just outside Frenchpark village was broken into on Halloween night and €13,000 worth of cigarettes stolen....

The number of people unemployed in Longford and Leitrim is at its lowest level since July 2008 according to new figures from the CSO. The October live register figures show that 2,967 people received some form of unemployment assistance last month in Longford – the first time in nine years that the...

Small and local businesses in the Shannonside region have been warned they will lose out to UK competitors in the run-up to Christmas if they don’t start selling online. Retail Excellence Ireland claims that Brexit especially means that companies trading in this region need to take account that many...

It’s emerged a household in Leitrim has been on the waiting list for social housing for more than 12 years. New figures also show 100 households have been waiting for a home in the county for more than three years. Details released by Leitrim County Council, under the Freedom of Information Act,...

It’s emerged a household in Leitrim has been on the waiting list for social housing for more than 12 years. New figures also show 100 households have been waiting for a home in the county for more than three years. Details released by Leitrim County Council, under the Freedom of Information Act,...

The man killed in a road traffic collision Roscommon yesterday morning has been named locally as Thomas Campbell, a businessman from Ballinasloe. Mr Campbell was killed when the car he was driving was involved in a collision with a large bus at Ballydangan on the old Athlone road between Athlone and...

A number of high-profile Roscommon footballers have been invited back to pre-season training having missed last year’s campaign. The Irish Times reports that quoting Roscommon manager Kevin McStay that a number of high-profile players who missed the 2017 Connacht senior football championship winning...

Gardai in Roscommon are appealing for witnesses to a fatal crash this morning which claimed the life of a man in his 50s. The man, believed to be from east Galway, was the driver of a car which collided with a bus a the R446 at Ballydangan at approximately 10.15. He was pronounced dead at the scene...

The Chairperson of the Joint Policing Committee in Leitrim says things have improved with the night time economy in Carrick on Shannon despite comments made about assaults at a recent court sitting. Judge Kevin Kilrane is reported to have said at a court sitting last Friday that Carrick-on-Shannon...

People living in Longford town are among the most unhealthy in the country. That’s according to the latest figures from the Census published today on the topics of Health, Disability and Carers. People who filled out the census form last year were asked to rate their health as very good, good, bad,...

People living in Longford town are among the most unhealthy in the country. That’s according to the latest figures from the Census published today on the topics of Health, Disability and Carers. People who filled out the census form last year were asked to rate their health as very good, good, bad,...

Jimmy Moore 11 Cappagh, Mohill, Co Leitrim and formerly of Leeds, England. Tuesday October 31st suddenly at Sligo University Hospital. Deeply regretted and sadly missed by Nikki, his daughter Katriona and son Kiearn, sisters Marie and Bernadette, granddaughter Naomi, nieces, nephews, brother-in-law...

X Factor Mary Byrne joined Joe Finnegan in our Monaghan studios for an in-depth interview on Thursday’s programme. Discussion her music career, her weight-loss and a variety of other subjects, the Dubliner told her story about her sudden rise to prominence in her fifties....

A man in his 50s has died following a collision earlier today between a bus and a car on the Old Athlone to Ballinasloe Road. The deceased was the driver of the car involved in the incident which happened shortly after 10.15 this morning on the R446 at Clonark in Roscommon. The man, who was aged in...

With a National Public Health Emergency team convened to respond to the presence of the superbug CPE in Irish hospitals, Professor Ed Smyth, a microbiologist in Beaumont Hospital in Dublin, explained how much of a threat it is to our health service. Here’s his discussion on the Joe Finnegan Show....

With a National Public Health Emergency team convened to respond to the presence of the superbug CPE in Irish hospitals, Professor Ed Smyth, a microbiologist in Beaumont Hospital in Dublin, explained how much of a threat it is to our health service. Here’s his discussion on the Joe Finnegan Show....

A local TD has welcomed the scrapping of plans for a controversial new tractor test after a last-minute climbdown by the Department of Agriculture. Independent deputy Michael Fitzmaurice, who was involved in talks yesterday with department officials and farming groups said that negotiations between...

A local TD has welcomed the scrapping of plans for a controversial new tractor test after a last-minute climbdown by the Department of Agriculture. Independent deputy Michael Fitzmaurice, who was involved in talks yesterday with department officials and farming groups said that negotiations between...

It’s hoped newly installed CCTV cameras in Ballaghaderreen can help catch vandals who caused hundreds of euro worth of damage in the town on Halloween night. Fencing around a historic well as well as around the perimeter and trees and shrubs were destroyed by the vandals who also left empty and...

A new report from the Policing Authority shows an even higher number of breaths tests than originally estimated were falsified in the Longford-Roscommon Garda division. An updated report clarifying the discrepancy between MIT breath tests across the division shows a difference of 75% – in a...

A Leitrim taxi driver believes the government is unfairly targetting his industry with a new idea to tackle drink driving in rural areas. Minister for Transport Shane Ross has previously floated the idea of allowing publicans a special license to allow them drive customers home from pubs. It has...

New figures show more than 100 households have been on the waiting list for social housing in Longford for at least five years. One applicant has been on the list for more than eight years. Details released under freedom of information legislation show there are currently 1,503 households on...

Two men have been injured, one seriously, following a collision between a bus and a car on the Old Athlone to Ballinasloe Road. The male driver of the car suffered serious injuries in the crash which happened around 10.15 this morning on the R446 at Clonark in Roscommon. The bus driver sustained...

Noel Farrell. Brickeens, Kenagh, Co. Longford. Wednesday, November, 1st suddenly at his home. Reposing at his home in Brickeens, tomorrow (Fri) from twelve noon until two o’clock with family time thereafter. Removal on (Fri) evening to Curry church, to arrive at half past six. Funeral mass on (Sat)...

There are hopes for increased employment at the BioClin plant in Athlone following news that it’s been bought in a multimillion euro deal. BioClin is an independent and privately owned operation which was established in 2002 and is based at Garrycastle in Athlone. The company is internationally...

At least three people have been injured, one seriously, following a crash between a bus and a car on the old Athlone to Ballinasloe road. The incident happened at around 10.15 this morning near Clonark in County Roscommon when the 52 seater bus was in collision with a car. The male driver of the car...

Almost half of all deaths in Leitrim in 2015 were due to heart disease or heart attacks according to information from the CSO. According to new figures, of the 183 people who passed away in the county in 2015 – the underlying cause of death for 90 individuals was disease of the circulatory system....

New figures show the Revenue Commissioners has seized nearly 40 vehicles and 170 litres of alcohol in the Shannonside region so far this year. More than a million euros’ worth of illegal drugs has also been discovered by the tax and customs agency in the area surrounding the three counties in 2017....

Joseph Cummins. 8 Geraldine Terrace, Longford Town and formerly of Carrickedmond. Tuesday, 31st, October suddenly. Reposing at Thomond Lodge Nursing home, Ballymahon tomorrow evening (Fri) from five o’clock until seven o’clock. Funeral Mass on (Sat) in the church of the Sacred Heart, Carrickedmond...

Michael Hagan London, England and formerly of Cornakelly, Moyne, Co Longford. Who died on October 12th in London. Predeceased by his parents, Lily and James and brother Pat. Reposing at the residence of his sister Liz and James Breslin, 16 Hazel Grove, Clonbalt Woods, Longford on (Sat) from five...

A man in his fifties has died following a road traffic accident on the R446, old Athlone to Ballinasloe road at Ballydangan. Gardai have yet to reveal the identity of the man in question. The incident occurred shortly after 10 a.m. this morning (Thursday) when two vehicles, a car and a bus collided,...

Longford Gardai have renewed their appeal for information after an armed raid of a shop in the town last month. On Monday the 23rd of October, at around 7pm two men entered the Finn and Hughes Corner Shop in Park Road and threatened staff with a hammer and escaped with €700. A staff member at the...

Elizabeth (Betty) Murtagh 7 Trathona, Ballinamore, co Leitrim and formerly Enaghan, Aughnacliffe, co Longford and New York. Wednesday November 1st at Abbeyhaven Nursing Home, Boyle. Reposing at Shivnan’s Funeral Home, Ballyfarnon tomorrow (Thurs) from five o’clock until six o’clock with Removal to...

Pat (Paddy) McGowan Ballymakeegan, Longford and formerly of Wood Products, Longford. Monday October 30th suddenly at St James’s Hospital, Dublin. Reposing at his home at Ballymakeegan tomorrow (Thurs) from four o’clock until eight o’clock. Family time on (Fri) morning please. Removal on (Fri)...

Thomas (Tommy) Molloy Granafailagh, Athlone Wednesday November 1st peacefully Sadly missed by his wife Vera, sons Vincent and Declan, Vincent’s partner Lynn, nephews, nieces, in-laws, relatives, neighbours and friends. Reposing at Flynn’s Funeral Home, The Strand on (Fri) evening from six o’clock...

A newly established volunteer group is hoping to set up community cars in rural areas under a local lotto funded scheme. The group hosted a national conference today in Hannon’s Hotel Roscommon today and say their aim is to strengthen communities, combat rural isolation and improve road safety. In...

The newly elected President Longford Chamber of Commerce says she hopes the chamber may be able to get involved in the new innovation hub planned for Longford town. Niamh Donlon says the Chambers present home at the Market Square will be put up for public auction on the 23rd of this month. She says...

New figures show it took an ambulance more than an hour to respond to a life-threatening emergency in Leitrim five times in the first seven months of this year. There were also four calls in excess of 60 minutes in Roscommon and Longford, while the Roscommon region continues to have the worst record...

New figures show it took an ambulance more than an hour to respond to a life-threatening emergency in Leitrim five times in a recent three-month period. There were also four calls in excess of 60 minutes in Roscommon and Longford, while the Roscommon region continues to have the worst record in...

New figures show it took an ambulance more than an hour to respond to a life-threatening emergency in Leitrim five times in the first seven months of this year. There were also four calls in excess of 60 minutes in Roscommon and Longford, while the Roscommon region continues to have the worst record...

After Katie Taylor’s world-title fight on Saturday night, Carrickmacross professional boxer Christina McMahon joined Joe on Wednesday’s programme to discuss the ‘brutality’ of the sport after the presenter voiced his strong opposition to the sport. Here their discussion in full below....

Gardaí in Roscommon are appealing for any information relating to an assault in the town last Friday night. A man is reported to have been assaulted in The Walk area on the outskirts of the town around 11 o’ clock on Friday night and had to be taken to hospital for treatment. Up to three men may...

A suggestion that the new national framework plan 2040 could limit the number of one-off homes built in the Shannonside region has been rejected by a Minister of State. Roscommon county councillors were warned last week by the Chief Executive that the draft plan, which is currently under public...

Bus Eireann is advising passengers in Longford that no Athlone-Longford services will arrive or depart from Longford railway station today due to the Irish Rail strike. Pickets are being held at all rail stations in the Shannonside region today by NBRU and SIPTU union members in a row between...

A man is due in court later next month charged in connection with a scam that allegedly conned an elderly Roscommon man out of a large sum of money during the summer. Gardai had been investigating an incident which occurred in Fuerty, near Roscommon town, at the end of May when the elderly man was...

A man is due in court later next month charged in connection with a scam that allegedly conned an elderly Roscommon man out of a large sum of money during the summer. Gardai had been investigating an incident which occurred in Fuerty, near Roscommon town, at the end of May when the elderly man was...

Irish Rail workers on strike in the Shannosndie region have expressed their frustration at being on the picket line this morning. No train services of any kind are running today across the region, as NBRU and SIPTU workers stage the first of five planned days of industrial action at Irish Rail in a...

The average hourly wage of childcare workers in the Shannonside region has been revealed to be less than €12 euro. The figures are contained in a new report published by the Children’s Minister which has revealed Leitrim childcare workers on average, earn earn €11.69 per hour. The figure is only...

A man who killed two Roscommon women in a road crash over twelve years ago has been jailed after being involved in another crash, when, with drink taken, he was on the wrong side of the road without lights at midnight and hit a vehicle. Paul Patrick Duffy of Hillside Drive in Dunloy, County Antrim,...

A man who killed two Roscommon women in a road crash over twelve years ago has been jailed after being involved in another crash, when, with drink taken, he was on the wrong side of the road without lights at midnight and hit a vehicle. Paul Patrick Duffy of Hillside Drive in Dunloy, County Antrim,...

John Lavin. Carragarriffe, Tibohine, Co. Roscommon. Tuesday, October, 31st peacefully at University Hospital, Sligo. Sadly missed by his loving wife Kathleen, sons; John and Pat, daughter; Mary (Zimmer) brother; Pat and sister Mary. Reposing at the Sharkey funeral home, Ballaghderreen, tomorrow...

A Leitrim farmer is calling for more focus to be made on alternatives to pesticides containing glyphosate. John Brennan from the Leitrim Organic Farmers Co-op says that a precautionary principle should have been adopted several years ago when information began to be available on possible side...

The driver of a car that crashed on the fast lane of the M6 near Athlone this afternoon has been arrested. The incident happened around half past four this afternoon on the M6 between Junctions 11 and 10 on the Ballymahon side of the town. No other vehicle was involved in the incident and the driver...

Patsy McGonagle has admitted he is concerned about the future of Irish athletics as his 25-year management of the Irish team comes to an end. The Donegal man confirmed last Thursday that he would step down as Irish athletics team manger having first taken the role at the World Junior Championship in...

Between three and five thousand people are expected in Longford town tonight to attend the annual Dead of Night Halloween festival. The event, now in its twelfth year was established in an effort to give young people locally a positive experience to attend and enjoy on the night of Halloween. The...

Michael Brennan Cullentra, Newtowncashel, Co Longford and Inis Ree Lodge Nursing Home, Lanesboro. Monday October 30th at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar. Removal to St Mary’s Church, Lanesboro tomorrow evening (Wed) arriving at half past six. Funeral Mass on (Thurs) At elven o’clock....

James (Jim) Brennan Bolton, England and formerly Farragher, Four-Mile-House, Co Roscommon. Thursday October 19th peacefully in England. he will be very sadly missed by his brother-in-law, nieces, nephew, relatives and friends. Reposing at Smyth’s Funeral Home, Roscommon tomorrow (Wed) from three...

Fintan Moore Hillquarter, Coosan, Athlone. Saturday, October, 28th peacefully. Sadly missed by his wife Bridie, sons Adrian and Niall, brother Gerard, sisters Frances, Maura and Nuala, in laws, nephews, nieces, relatives and many friends. Reposing at Flynn’s Funeral Home, The Strand, Athlone...

Over 1700 children were born in the Shannonside region in 2015 according to the CSO. Their annual vital statics report has been published this morning, which shows 766 children were born in Roscommon two years ago, 415 in Leitrim and 584 in Longford. In all three counties, more boys than girls were...

Gardaí in Longford are investigating a robbery at the golf club in Longford town over the weekend. The incident is said to have happened sometime between one o’ clock and four o’ clock in the early hours of Monday morning. A back door at the back of the premises was forced and a till was removed....

A family run Roscommon business has been shortlisted in this year’s Agribusiness Awards to be held in Dublin on the 9th of November. Bio-Friendly Ltd manufacture, supply and install sewage treatment systems suitable for single one-off houses, and upgrades for older septic tanks in rural areas. The...

A former president of Connacht rugby believes Ireland’s hopes of staging the 2023 Rugby World Cup are not over yet. It was confirmed earlier this morning that South Africa was named as the preferred bidder. An independent review for World Rugby saw Ireland take last place, with France a close second...